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EVALUATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PULMONARY ARTERY STIFFNESS AND RIGHT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH BEHÇET’S DISEASE USING TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
2021-11-06
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<h4>Background: </h4> Behçet’s disease is a systemic vasculitis that can affect all sizes of arteries and veins. Arterial stiffness is a term used to describe the visco-elastic properties of vessel wall. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the relationship between pulmonary artery stiffness (PAS) and the right ventricular (RV) functions in asymptomatic Behçet’s patients with no cardiovascular risk factors. <h4>Me...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 0c4b4d15-2006-5ae5-ae9b-d5aa9ae72f2d
- DOI
- 10.22541/au.163615894.48445737/v1
